God's ways with Israel; appeal to His faithful care

Psalm 71, founded, I suppose, as much of this book, upon the
flight of David on the rebellion of Absalom, presents, I
apprehend, the sum of all God's ways with Israel from the
commencement of their history, and the display of His faithful
care, with the appeal not now to leave them at the last. Christ, I
doubt not, in spirit enters into it (see v. 11) as in every case,
but it cannot personally apply to Him. The close of His life
witnessed exactly similar trials, only faultless and deeper ones;
but its application is to the old age of Israel, who will be
brought up as from the depths of the earth through the faithful
grace of the Holy One of Israel.